MIDNIGHT : CALL FOR ARTISTS!

MIDNIGHT : CALL FOR ARTISTS! -- CALL CLOSED!
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT PUT YOUR NAME INTO THE HAT! WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THE PARTICIPATING ARTIST LIST THIS WEEKEND!
THANKS SO MUCH!

The thin silver thread between us sings when he is near. We are echoes of one another -- twin spirits ruling our respective sides of the veil, and tonight I wait for him to arrive with anticipation. Ours is an ancient intimacy. He resides in a world of mist and memories -- a hermit gathering wisdom from the static in the wind, the rain and the earth. I traveled here without a map and without an agenda, but in my chest this is all very familiar and I know that tonight I'll finally understand myself, or the world, or the universe.

Our embrace brings back an immense sense of nostalgia and he holds me close. He whispers to me in symbols and fragile metaphors. Truth lies encoded in his poetry, I just know it... but where?

"You're the only one that understands me." He looks into my eyes and I know it's true. I see it now. It's all there.

I've returned again and again -- seeking clarity -- but it's not his language. The silver thread quiets and he nods farewell. I'm left alone once again. I retreat back through the fog and the nuances of our rendezvous begin to disappear from my grasp. I panic, realizing I will arrive home only remembering a sliver of our time together, if anything at all.

MIDNIGHT
A show about our dreams and their interpretations
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OPENING OCTOBER 28
7-10pm
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

This October we are celebrating the unconscious mind. One third of our lives are spent sleeping, and during those precious hours we live fractured, incredible narratives. Here, in the midst of the chaos, we may be sending messages to ourselves. We play out fantasies, live alternative realities, torture ourselves, and wade through rivers of emotion that we seldom connect to our waking lives.

What if our dreams are trying to tell us something important? What was the message encoded within last night's journey? If you were to listen to what you were trying to tell yourself, would your waking life be any different? Maybe our dreams are already manifesting in the tangible world and we just haven't acknowledged the connection? Or have we?

Help us create a hall of dreams! We are looking for artists that would like to create a work inspired by one of their most memorable dreams, and retell the dream via their accompanying didactic. For the duration of the exhibition we'll be posting daily dreams and accepting amateur (or professional, I suppose!) psychoanalysis by viewers and other artists, so each participating artist can hear what others see in the stories, symbols and content of their work.

***Watch for more information on how to be involved in the analysis of our collective dreams as we lead up to the opening reception! You're welcome to join in upon the launch of the exhibition and provide insight of your own!

We will also be looking forward to speaking with authorities on sleep, symbolism, and the subconscious on the podcast, so stay tuned for other programing during the months of October and November!

If you're interested in participating, put your name, links and email in the comments below like this by SEPTEMBER 7th:

Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl.com
hello@lightgreyartlab.com

We'll be jurying the show the weekend after the 7th and will be notifying all participating artists via email (and a public blog post) soon after! All participating artists will get a log-in link for details about pricing, size constraints, and other gallery specifics at that time as well! As always, this show is limited in space, so please take a look at the dates below before signing up so we can give as many people a shot at the exhibition as possible. Like many of our shows, we're happy to print the exhibition print for free to make it easier for artists to participate from afar! Originals are also welcome for this exhibition. Details on shipping and printing will be sent out to all participating artists shortly after jurying ends!

Dates to consider:
September 7: CALL FOR ART ENDS
September 12: Artists announced
October 12: Artwork due to the gallery
October 28: Opening reception at Light Grey Art Lab in Minneapolis

If you have any questions about the exhibition, please feel free to ask! You can send us a note at hello@lightgreyartlab.com

Thanks so much and hope to see you apply!

---Lindsay

TINY HOMES: CALL FOR ARTISTS!

EDIT 8/15/16: THANKS SO MUCH! Tiny Homes call for art is complete!
Watch for an update shortly with a full participating artist list!

CALL FOR ARTISTS!
TINY HOMES
a show about our sanctuaries, haunts, and home bases
Opening September 15th. 2016

March 14, 2016

So... I finally got evicted. It wasn't a big deal, really. All signs pointed to me leaving one way or another. I feel like I'm constantly on the edge of yes or no, stay or go, commit or look for something better.

So here I am, writing you with a leaky pen from the dash of my car, listening to the oldies' station for just a little longer before I'll have to shut off the battery for the night. It gets cold out here and the leather seats don't do me any favors, but the view is incredible. I've got a few good books, a trunk full of essentials, and some old tape decks that I found at Goodwill before I left the city proper. Thanks again for the wool sweater. It comes in handy.

It's definitely an adventure out here. I'm not sure where I'm headed, but in a strange way, it still feels like home.

---xoxo

This September we are looking for artists that would like to explore the idea of "home."

Beings inhabit an incredible variety of spaces, and there are countless unique ways animals and people have built, organized, survived, or come together in what one could call their "homes." During the month of September, we'll explore the ideas of small spaces, sustainable constructs, nomadic and moveable structures, and many natural formations that have been home to humans and animals over the years.

We are looking for artists that want to challenge our ideas of space: Interiors, exteriors, futuristic, historical, natural or personal. What spaces are indicative of it's inhabitants, and how can one illustrate the idea of symbiosis between dweller and dwelling.

We would love to see interpretations of homes of all types, and hear your thoughts on the subject. Who lives in holes in trees? What does a place of solitary reflection look like? What were the people of Sanmenxia, Henan living like 4000 years ago and have they kept the tradition alive? With populations rising, will underground dwellings become the new norm? Where are some of the world's most incredible castles?

Like many of our exhibitions, this show will feature prints of the works in our brick and mortar gallery in Minneapolis, as well as archived on our gallery for those people that can't make it in person. We will be printing the piece on exhibition in the gallery for free for all participating artists to make it easier to participate from afar! In addition, we'll be asking each artist to submit a small written statement about their work that will be featured alongside the piece in the gallery and online. We're really looking forward to learning more about the ideas behind the work!

If you're interested in joining us, please submit your information in the comments section like this by AUGUST 1st:
Lindsay Nohl
hello@lightgreyartlab.com
lindsaynohl.com

We will be jurying the call for art the week of August 1st, and will be posting a list of participating artists by the weekend of August 5th! All participating artists will receive a link to our artist log-in page with more information on submitting artwork, sizing, pricing, deadlines and other gallery information. Artists will also have the opportunity to sell prints of their work through our online shop through the duration of the exhibition -- more info on this will be provided to artists as well!

Dates to consider:
Because our show timelines are relatively short, we ask everyone to be considerate of the due-dates and only submit your name for consideration if you are able to meet the below timeline. Numbers for participating in our shows are always limited, and we always want to make sure to award spots to as many artists as we can. Thanks in advance for considering this!

AUGUST 1st: CALL FOR ART ENDS
AUGUST 5th: PARTICIPATING ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
AUGUST 24th: PROMOTIONAL ARTWORK (optional) DUE
SEPTEMBER 9th: FINAL ARTWORK FILES DUE
SEPTEMBER 15th: TINY HOMES EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION

We are really looking forward to the show!

Thanks again and hope to see you apply!
Questions? Send us a note!
--- Lindsay
hello@lightgreyartlab.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS: BOTANICA!

One by one, her soft footsteps fell upon the dusty Earth. And where she trod, each step became a lake. Where she was too tired to lift her feet, her heels dug canyons. At night, she sunk into the land and pulled blankets of earth around her shoulders, the breath from her lips warming the cold roots beneath the early spring chill. As she slept, her dreams surfaced and out of the earth in colorful symbols of her visions. They were shaped like the stars, some like the fingers of an old woman -- others were explosions of color, glassy orbs, soft cakes amongst the night mist.

BOTANICA
Opens April 15 • 7 - 10pm
Light Grey Art Lab
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis Minnesota 55404
612.239.2047

We are looking for artists that want to shake off the cold and help us create a garden of wonders. Do you have an origin story of how the land we love came to be? Show us Gaia, The Cosmic Turtle with the world on it's back, Hou Tu, Tonantzin, or one of the many earth origin stories. Maybe create a new mythology behind the behavior of mold and fungus. The Earth has an ingrained connection with our health, our ceremonies, our appreciation of beauty, wonder, and longevity. Poultices, decorations, food, clothing and our homes are made of plants, and their presence can't be separated from our lives.

In honor of the coming spring season and in celebration of Light Grey Art Lab's 4th Birthday, we are looking for artists of all types to create botanical wonders (real or imagined). We welcome paintings, drawings, digital work, sculpture, paper craft, embroidery, fashion and jewelry, photography and sequential work for this exhibition (among other media.) In order to make it easier to participate from afar, we'll be printing an exhibition copy of the work for all artists for free that choose not to send a physical work to the gallery for this exhibition. Artists are welcome to submit either physical work or digital work for this exhibition. (Please note that we need all artwork to arrive to the gallery by April 5, no exceptions, so please plan accordingly if you are interested in sending physical artwork.)

If you are interested in participating in our April exhibition, please put your name, a link to your blog/ website, and your email like so in the comments section:
Example:
Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl.com
hello@lightgreyartlab.com

IMPORTANT DATES TO CONSIDER:
The call for art ends March 2
We will be announcing the participating artist list by March 6th
Artwork will be due to the gallery by April 5th (sorry, this is a tight schedule!)
The exhibition opening reception is Friday, April 15th

Thanks so much and please feel free to send a note with any questions to hello@lightgreyartlab.com
---Lindsay

THE ROBO SHOW: Call for Artists!

CALL FOR ARTISTS!

Black smoke belches from the exhaust pipes beneath greasy armored plates. Steam courses through the cylinders and the 22 pistons jerk frantically back and forth, propelling your huge mass forward down the damp cobblestone streets. Frightened eyes peek from behind sooty curtains -- the unmistakable clanging of steel can be heard from a mile away in the still night.

An old church bell tolls in the distance and a plume of bats escapes the ancient belfry. They head west, across the low blood moon and over the city walls with ease. You feel a pang of jealousy. The raids come in the night. The shells of rusting drones lay where they fell many years ago--- crumpled against the scarred old brownstones. This tired war started years ago and the resolution seems just too far beyond the realm of possibility. So these days, each able-bodied soul learns to salvage, build, and fight. Phlegm rattles in your throat and you drag your mouth across the shoulder of your wool shirt. You’re not ready.

You sit tight in the belly of this mechanical beast as it towers above the thatched roofs of the city. Your breath steams through the metal grate before your face, you step forward and poise for battle.

THE ROBO SHOW
Mechs & Mobile Suits
Opens Friday, February 12 • 7 - 10pm
Light Grey Art Lab
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 USA

THE CALL:
Illustrative engineers, come forth! Bring your metaphorical blueprints and show us your visionary prowess! We are looking for artists that would like to design the ultimate mech or mobile suit, armored vehicle, or cybernetic enhancements for our next exhibition: The Robo Show!

Whether your vision of the perfect Mech is something of a fighter, piloting a futuristic war machine, The Borg piloting a huge cube, a brain piloting a large pointy-headed man in his underwear, or an ancient automaton designed by a distant culture of long ago, we want you to help us build the universe's most diverse legion of mechanical mercenaries.

What drives your technology? Is it bleeding-edge future-tech? Is it ancient? Magical? What universe? What culture? What purpose? How does it work? How do you drive it? Who could possibly pilot such a beast? We are looking for epic scenes of big robos in action, doing the things they were designed to do, or schematics, exploded components, or robo propaganda. If you want to build a mobile suit that cats can drive, so be it. If you want to draw your own personalized armored vehicle, perfect. Maybe you're inspired by genetically enhanced underwater suits? Or fancy bionics and cybernetic enhancements. We are excited to see original concepts that span the gamut of technologies, both real and imagined.

If you are interested in participating in our February Exhibition, The Robo Show, put your name, email and links to your blog or website in the comments by December 18th!

Example:
Lindsay Nohl
hello@lightgreyartlab.com
lindsaynohl.com

THE DETAILS:
We'll be jurying the show by Monday, December 21st, and sending out an email to all participating artists with all of the info they'll need to participate on that date! We'll also post all of the contributing artist's names on the blog as well!

SPECIFICS:
This exhibition will be a print-show featuring illustrations of all original robotic content (sorry, no pop-culture IPs for this one!) All participating artists will be asked to send a digital file of their work and we'll be printing the gallery copy for everyone for free so it is a little easier to participate! No need to send anything physical to the gallery! All participating artist details will be emailed out to everyone after the December 21st date.

If you're interested in participating, please note that all final art will be due to the gallery by January 26th, so please keep that in mind when signing up!

The show will be displayed both in our brick-and-mortar gallery in lovely (and cold) Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as permanently archived on our gallery site for everyone that can't make it to the opening! Artists will have the option of selling work through our print-on-demand shop, and will be able to price their work as they see fit! More info will be provided to all participating artists as the call ends!

Thanks again, you guys! We are really looking forward to it!

Questions? Send us a note at hello@lightgreyartlab.com!
---Lindsay

Light Grey Art Lab in headed to Iceland!

We are currently packaging our bags, sketchbooks, and hiking boots as we embark on a creative journey through Southern Iceland. The Light Grey Team is prepping for two weeks of adventuring, artist-led workshops, and collaboration for the Light Grey Iceland Residency Program! We will be leading artists through some of the most sublime, active, and unusual landscapes on earth. They will experience glacial ice, volcanic rock, basalt columns, lush vegetation, costal animals, and microscopic lifeforms. As we explore together, we will also share our creative expertise through conversations, workshops, and on-site sketching.

During our travels, we will be unplugged from our normal daily life. It will be a chance to make artwork, share with on another, and grow as creatives. You can follow along with our travels as we post the Light Grey Podcast, send updates from Iceland, and share photographs.

Big News! The application for the Light Grey Iceland Residency 2016 is now available! If you are interested in traveling with us for next year's program, please check out all of the details and submit your application on the Light Grey website here!

We are looking for diversity in industry, location, backgrounds, and creative workshops! This year, we also have the ability to open up two scholarship opportunities for artists who may need financial assistance to make the trip possible. If you have additional questions, feel free to send us a note: hello@lightgreyartlab.com. Applications are due August 30th.